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Hardship faced by the farmers in Bengal under the company rule​

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Under the company rule, the farmers had to face adversities and losses. Along with the farmers, the state also witnessed a financial downfall.

  • The British had arrived in India as traders, and started their political control from Bengal.
  • Bengal was the most fertile and prosperous land in India.  East India Company, BENEFITED massively from TRADING in the State.
  • The East India Company began purchasing cotton and silk at a cheap rate by IMPORTING gold and silver from Britain.
  • in five years they doubled the price of the commodities they bought and used the money for export.
  • There were barriers to the revenue generation SCHEME, the first of which were excluded from zamindar status was Zamindar's who could not pay.
  • Also, Zamindar's LOST interest in paying greater attention to their land.
  • Under the Mahalwari Settlement, the amount of revenue was also not fixed,  which further put a pressure on the farmers.


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